Self-efficacy, social support, and quality of life among primary family-member caregivers of patients with cancer in Thailand
Purpose - In Thailand, most patients with cancer primarily receive in-home care from their family members. However, information regarding the quality of life (QoL) of the primary family-member caregivers is scarce. The purpose of this paper is to assess primary family-member caregivers’ QoL and its...
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| author | Anchalee Warapornmongkholkul Nopporn Howteerakul Nawarat Suwannapong Nopadol Soparattanapaisarn |
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| description | Purpose - In Thailand, most patients with cancer primarily receive in-home care from their family members. However, information regarding the quality of life (QoL) of the primary family-member caregivers is scarce. The purpose of this paper is to assess primary family-member caregivers’ QoL and its association with self-efficacy and social support using a Thai version of the Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (CQOLC). Design/methodology/approach - This hospital-based cross-sectional study was performed at a teaching hospital in Bangkok. Questionnaires were administered to 178 primary family-member caregivers of patients with cancer between June 2015 and July 2016, and their QoL was measured using a Thai translation of the CQOLC made by the research team. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed using SPSS software (version 18). Findings - Approximately 79.8 percent of primary family-member caregivers were female, 86.0 percent were 18-51 years old. In total, 52.8 percent reported having a good QoL, 60.1 percent reported a moderate level of perceived self-efficacy, and 56.7 percent reported a high level of perceived social support for providing care. Primary family-member caregivers, who provided care for male cancer patients and were co-responsible for covering the patient’s cost of care, had a lower level of perceived self-efficacy and perceived social support. They also reported having poorer QoL. The patients’ characteristics were more strongly associated with the family-member caregivers’ QoL, than the family-member caregivers’ characteristics, perceived self-efficacy, and perceived social support. Originality/value - Approximately 50 percent of primary family-member caregivers reported having a good QoL. Healthcare providers should incorporate the self-efficacy concept to help improve primary family caregiver’s self-efficacy to provide care to patients with cancer, especially for individuals who are caring for male patients, and provide counseling for primary family-member caregivers regarding ways to obtain the necessary social and financial support to improve their QoL. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7477f35b1a374c078962777fb47b069d2023-09-02T11:48:13ZengCollege of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn UniversityJournal of Health Research0857-44212586-940X2018-04-0132211112210.1108/JHR-01-2018-012605856Self-efficacy, social support, and quality of life among primary family-member caregivers of patients with cancer in ThailandAnchalee Warapornmongkholkul0Nopporn Howteerakul1Nawarat Suwannapong2Nopadol Soparattanapaisarn3Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Public Health Administration, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandDivision of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandPurpose - In Thailand, most patients with cancer primarily receive in-home care from their family members. However, information regarding the quality of life (QoL) of the primary family-member caregivers is scarce. The purpose of this paper is to assess primary family-member caregivers’ QoL and its association with self-efficacy and social support using a Thai version of the Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (CQOLC). Design/methodology/approach - This hospital-based cross-sectional study was performed at a teaching hospital in Bangkok. Questionnaires were administered to 178 primary family-member caregivers of patients with cancer between June 2015 and July 2016, and their QoL was measured using a Thai translation of the CQOLC made by the research team. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed using SPSS software (version 18). Findings - Approximately 79.8 percent of primary family-member caregivers were female, 86.0 percent were 18-51 years old. In total, 52.8 percent reported having a good QoL, 60.1 percent reported a moderate level of perceived self-efficacy, and 56.7 percent reported a high level of perceived social support for providing care. Primary family-member caregivers, who provided care for male cancer patients and were co-responsible for covering the patient’s cost of care, had a lower level of perceived self-efficacy and perceived social support. They also reported having poorer QoL. The patients’ characteristics were more strongly associated with the family-member caregivers’ QoL, than the family-member caregivers’ characteristics, perceived self-efficacy, and perceived social support. Originality/value - Approximately 50 percent of primary family-member caregivers reported having a good QoL. Healthcare providers should incorporate the self-efficacy concept to help improve primary family caregiver’s self-efficacy to provide care to patients with cancer, especially for individuals who are caring for male patients, and provide counseling for primary family-member caregivers regarding ways to obtain the necessary social and financial support to improve their QoL.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHR-01-2018-012/full/pdf?title=self-efficacy-social-support-and-quality-of-life-among-primary-family-member-caregivers-of-patients-with-cancer-in-thailandSelf-efficacySocial supportQuality of lifePrimary family-member caregiverCancer patient |
| spellingShingle | Anchalee Warapornmongkholkul Nopporn Howteerakul Nawarat Suwannapong Nopadol Soparattanapaisarn Self-efficacy, social support, and quality of life among primary family-member caregivers of patients with cancer in Thailand Journal of Health Research Self-efficacy Social support Quality of life Primary family-member caregiver Cancer patient |
| title | Self-efficacy, social support, and quality of life among primary family-member caregivers of patients with cancer in Thailand |
| title_full | Self-efficacy, social support, and quality of life among primary family-member caregivers of patients with cancer in Thailand |
| title_fullStr | Self-efficacy, social support, and quality of life among primary family-member caregivers of patients with cancer in Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-efficacy, social support, and quality of life among primary family-member caregivers of patients with cancer in Thailand |
| title_short | Self-efficacy, social support, and quality of life among primary family-member caregivers of patients with cancer in Thailand |
| title_sort | self efficacy social support and quality of life among primary family member caregivers of patients with cancer in thailand |
| topic | Self-efficacy Social support Quality of life Primary family-member caregiver Cancer patient |
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